News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to ten years of imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release for his conviction for charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Below is Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Stephen F. Lynch’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today’s hearing to examine President Biden’s decision to withdraw all remaining U.S. military forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, and its implications for U.S. national security and the stability of the region.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Jefferson County man on child exploitation charges, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Edgar Pabón Rivera and Axel Juarides Orozco with an armed carjacking of a couple in Luquillo, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- The bipartisan support in Congress for H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, continues to grow. The bill, introduced in March by Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), has grown to include 40 co-sponsors from both parties.
By State Newswire | May 20, 2021
Release: Today, at the 12th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, foreign ministers from all eight Arctic States signed onto the 2021 joint declaration reaffirming the Council’s commitment to maintain peace, stability, and constructive cooperation in the Arctic region, emphasizing Arctic States’ ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Shimon Rosenfeld, an attorney licensed to practice in New York, pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of at least $6 million by falsely claiming he was using the money to invest in real estate opportunities. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Windber, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 5 years’ probation for his convictions of conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Timothy L. Mulvey, 34, of Grand Island, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to two counts of aggravated bank robbery, which carries a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $6 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Texas prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man was charged today with possessing images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing, titled “Legislative Hearing on Universal Paid Leave and Guaranteed Access to Child Care," on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 10:00 AM EDT.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dakota Casey, 29, of Lafayette, Indiana, who was convicted of transportation of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ERIC MALLEY, the founder and former chief executive officer of real estate private equity investment firm MG Capital Management L.P., pled guilty today to a securities fraud scheme in which he fraudulently...
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Waynesboro, Georgia, to establish a water well and water treatment facility needed to accommodate local business needs. This EDA project, to be matched with $1.5 million in local funds, is expected to create nearly 200 jobs and generate $60 million in private investment.
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A criminal complaint unsealed May 20, charges a former Tennessee school nurse with attempted production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Daniel Meadows, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) filed two amendments to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act: an amendment to provide for transparency and congressional review of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement); and The Trade Act of 2021.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing updates in the handrail and stair rail system requirements for its general industry, Walking-Working Surfaces standard.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the May 2021 Federal Grand Jury B.
